Would be a good fit at Hull KR. Young players and a top coach. A natural replacement for Ben Cockayne.

I think he'd be a good fit here, past history aside.

I'd love to see someone get out of him what people believe to be there, and for us if that was going to happen. I just can't see it with JK here, as he hasn't shown enough to get past the history.

Cas was probably his chance to show it and he ended up at Leigh, and on Saturday he had a damn fine game in the position that doesn't seem to be his number one choice.

From what I gather and it is just bits of gossip I have to be honest is that the issue was between Hampshire father and JK. There is no history between the player, CC and the club as far as I know.

Both JK and you would assume as the boy is now a man that both are more peripheral than before.To put it a better way, Ryan is old enough to make his own mind up and CC and MC don't need JK's approval to make their own minds up.

I believe his ambition by the way is not to be a FB and or a winger but a HB so I suspect he'll go with whom ever dangles that carrott.

He played 33 games in 2 seasons at Wigan, around the same time as Williams and Matty Smith. Not a bad return really, and at a period where Wigan were successful.

It would be interesting to know how many of these games he played in the halves.

Sure that it is only since he went out on loan to Castleford, he started playing in the backs.

At only 22-23 still got plenty of time on his side, to make a h/b spot his own, and regarding history, they do say time is a healer.

For me, he would certainly be worth a punt, even if for 2017 it is as cover.

Id say he is definitely worth a punt. Local lad who has tried and maybe not failed but definitely not stood out at other clubs. Sounds like a good fit for us.
Unless we can get O'Brien from Salford whilst they are flogging folk off, I would be happy with Rocky as our other halfback option.

Might be a target for Cas now that Hardaker seems to have removed himself as an option?

Could be a target for them, yes, though hasn't he already expressed that full back is not a favourable position for him.

If he was providing cover in the halves say, for us, he could potentially step into the role permanently once Finn hangs his boots up.

I can't really see Finny doing 30 games in a season for much longer to be honest, like he has for the past 2 seasons. He may do it one more year, but hard to see beyond that

A lad like Hampshire, with speed, bottle, and plenty of willingness - mentored and coached by a player like Finn... could be just what he needs to step out of his transient phase and nail down a position.

FWIW as a Wigan fan the best game I saw him play for us was at stand off after Williams pulled up in the warm up.

At U15/16 Hampshire and Williams were outstanding playing as a pair. Both could organise and run good support lines, usually Hampshire backing up Williams half breaks. Very reminiscent of Edwards and Gregory. When they moved up to the Academy they started to play as split halves rather than a pair and Hampshire became less effective. They then tried to convert him to a full back in the Sam Tomkins mode at the expense of Lewis Tierney. This was the point when the bust ups started to come.

Thats one fine tribute and accolade Dr Feelgood.

Dont they say that class is permanent and only form is temporary

Thats one fine tribute and accolade there Dr Feelgood.

Dont they say class is permanent and only form is temporary.

Heard he's signed up with us. Expected to be announced this week at some point.

With jk leaving there must be a bit more money in the pot!

You'll see him announced this week